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How to Change Your Poverty Mindset Around Finding a Therapist or Coach
Investing in Yourself is the Only Way to Get Ahead
The current status of mental and behavioral health in the United States is abysmal. We have had a huge increase in suicide, people are unhappy and now it seems that there is no longer any help. The truth is that there is plenty of help — it is, however, very difficult to find.
Our perception of the world greatly changes when we are anxious and depressed. Rather than seeing all the beautiful colors, we wake up and go to sleep in a blanket of gray fog. Everywhere we look, we see angry and aggressive people. We slowly begin to believe that everyone is out to get us and to take advantage of us. And then we begin to isolate ourselves believing somehow we are the only person to go through whatever the crap is we are dealing with.
As a psychologist, we are often frustrated that you wait as long as you do to seek help. We are available to assist you — often bending over backwards to accommodate your schedule or your fee requests. And even if we can’t help you, we often provide referrals after an initial phone call to help you find your way. No industry is more person centered than the outpatient therapy network and yet most people do not even attempt to email a therapist. So we sit waiting often reading the same articles as you do…
